Curtain-shade-roller support.



J. M. & H. ELBRYANT.

CURTAIN SHADE ROLLER SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 4. 1908.

Patented Mar.23, 1909.

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JAMES M. BRYANT, or BENWOOD, WESQVIRGINIA, AND HARRY H. BRYANT, OFBELLAI'RE,

' OHIO.

CUR'TAIN-S HADE-ROLLER SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed August 4, 1908. Serial No. 446,975. I

T all whom it may concern:

e it known that we, Janus .\i. BRYANT an HARRY H. BRYANT, citizens ofthe United States of Amcri'ca/ residing at (1) Benwood, (2) Bellairc, inthe county of (1) Marshall, (2) Belmont, and State of (1) West Virginia,(2) Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Shade- Roller Supports, of which the following is a secification, reference being had therein to tl ie accompanying draining.

This invention relates to a curtain shade roller support, and theprimary object of our invention is to provide novel means for ad-'ustably supporting curtain shade roller rackets, whereby curtain shadesof various widths can be used in connection with a window.

A further object of our invention is to provide a simple and inex ensivecurtain shade rollersupport havin a( j ustable brackets provided wlthnovel loc s for holding said brackets'in a fixed position.

Our invention aims to provide a permanent fixture for a windowframc, anddetachable brackets which can be easily )laced in engagement with thefixture and ad usted to support a curtain shade roller at any desiredlength within the limits of the fixture.

The invention further aims to obviate the necessity of'obtaining curtainshades that exactly fit a window-fran'ie, it being possible to easllyand quickly adjust the brackets to supporta roller of the curtain shadein proper re ation to a window-frame.

The detail construction entering into our invention will be resentlydescribed, and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawihgsz-Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of thecurtain shade roller supports, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same,

Fig. 3 1s a cross sectional view taken on the line a:a:, Fig. 4 is aperspective view of one of the brackets, Fig, 5 is a cross sectionalview illustrating a modified form of lock, and Fig. 6 is a plan of aportion of a piece of material from which our fixture is made.

To put our invention into practice, we use two fixtures in connectionwith each windowframe, said fixtures being located upon the stiles ofthe frame at the ends of the curtain Each fixture comprises a casing 2havin a longitudinal slot 3 extending from one ent thereof to theopposite end. The

material bordering upon the edges of the slot 3 is serrated or toothed,as at 4, for an object that will presently ap ear. The casing providestwo 0 positely isposed parallel guideways 5, an these guide-ways at oneend of the casing are closed, while at the opposite end of the casing,said guide-ways are left open, this being accomplished by beveling theend of the casing. The rear wall of the casin at the ends thereof isenlarged, as at 7, ant apertured as at 8, whereby said casing can besecured to a windon frame by suitable i'astenirn means.

Slidalily mounted in the guide-ways 5 of the casing is a bracket 10having an angular end 1 1 fitting in the guide-ways 5. The bracket isprovided with oppositely disposed slots 12 providing clearance for theserrated or toothed edges of the casing. This bracket is adapted to sup)ort one end of a curtain shade roller. e an ular end 11 of the brackets10 is provide with a rivet 13 and bent around said rivet is a piece ofWire 14, having the ends thereof extending around the angular end 11 ofthe bracket, then forwardly, as at 15, and then bent to provide loops 16serving functionally as handles or grips. piece of wire 14 are adaptedto enga e the teeth and serrations 4 of the casing and hold said bracketin a position to which it may be ad'ustcd.

vn Fig. 5 of the drawings, we have illus-' trated a modification of ourinvention in connection with one of the brackets. This bracket isprovided with a pivot pin 17f0r an eccentric 18 having a handle 19, saideccentric being adapted to engage the toothed or serrated edges of thecasing, when the handle 19 is swung into engagement with said casing.

Again considcrin the preferred form of construction, it wil be observedthat by pressing inwardly upon the forwardly bent ends of ,the wire 14,a bracket can be movedwithin the casing, and that said bracket can beentirely removed through the open end thereof. v

'0. make our curtain shade roller support of light and durable metal inorder that the The forwardly bent ends 15 of the ferred embodiments of'our. invention, we.

would have it understood that the elements I in longitudinal slotextending from one end thereof to the op osite end, with the edges ofthematerial bor erin uponsaid slot toothed, said casing having 'eveledends, with one end thereof closed and one end open, a bracket slidablymounted in said casing, said bracket having oppositely disposed slotsproviding clearance for the toothed edges of said casing, an angularlydisposed end for retaining said bracket in engagement with said casing,and'a wire fixed to the angular end of said bracket and having its endsbent forwardly for engaging the toothed edges of said casing and holdingsaid bracket in a fixed osition, substantially as described.

2. curtain shade roller support compriswith a longitudinal slot with theconfronting edges of said slot toothed, said casing furthermore providedvith a closed and an open end, a bracket slid ably mounted insaid casingand having oppositely disposed slots I providing a clearance for thetoothed edges of said. casing, said bracket furthermore provided with anangularly disposed end for maintaining the bracket in engagement withthe casing, and means carried by the angular :1

bracket and engaging the toothed edges of the casing for holding thebracket in a fixed position.

In testimony whereof we afii'x our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES M. BRYANT. HARRY H. BRYANT. NVitnesses for James M. Bryant:

J. F. WARD, A. J 'Imee. Witnesses for Harry H. Bryant:

0. A. RENZILHAUSEN, K. H. BUTLER.

g a casing having one wall thereof formed

